drilvis

noun

dril·​vis

ˈdrilˌfis

plural -es

Africa

: electric ray

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans, from dril to shake, vibrate, drill (from Dutch drillen) + vis fish; akin to Old English fisc fish

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